Mohiuddin Jahangir

Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir was an officer in the Pakistan Army and joined the Mukti Bahini during the 1971 Liberation War. He was born on 7 March 1949 in the village of Rahimgonj under Babugonj Upazila of Barisal district.

He was an officer in Sector 7 of the Muktibahini. He was killed in an attempt to break through enemy defenses on the bank of the Mahananda River. His initiative seriously undermined the Pakistani Army's resistance in the area; eventually the Muktibahini overcame and took the position from the Pakistan army.

The main gate of Dhaka Cantonment, "Shaheed Jahangir Gate", is named in his honour.He was awarded the highest recognition of bravery in Bangladesh, Bir Sreshtho. He achieved scholarships in talent pool in his 5th and 8th grade. He passed his SSC examination from Muladi Mahbudjan High School in 1964.

He finished his HSC from the Barisal BM College in 1966. In 1967 he enrolled at the department of Statistics at the University of Dhaka. On 5 October 1967 he joined the armed forces as a cadet at the Pakistan Military Academy.